Uncle raised rabbits commercially. Primarily Dutch and Giants. We were in So. Texas so weather was mild and relatively hot in summer. Weather definitely has a hand in fertility of buck!!!! I know hot does (shuts him off big time), don't remember about cold. He had walls and walls of trophies from his brood over the years. As a matter of fact, he got into the trophy mfg (all wood bases, hand made singly) business as a result of the rabbit caper.....provided me with a lot of income when in early high school.
Anyhew, cages were hung by chains from a covered roof (bottom of cage about 3' off floor with no connection to the floor) open building (covered top with adequate overhang) high enough to walk through with a concrete floor and under the cages the concrete made a drain on each side to capture the droppings and allow removal. Center walkway, cages on each side.
1cm x 1cm wire mesh cage (all walls and floor) dimensions (2x4 wood frames) about 3'cubed (3x3x3).
Water was supplied by pipeline with a tongue activated ball valve in each cage about 5-6" off cage floor...hence fresh water.
Only feed was Purina brand Rabbit chow. Had a salt lick disc.
Buck was kept alone till breeding was desired. Would leave with doe for 24 hrs.
Doe had a delivery box placed in cage in anticipation of litter. Hay was added. Box dimensions adequate for comfortable entrance and birthing of doe....probably 18x18x24 with a single opening (the only opening) on one side, half the length and 3" off the floor to the top which was also closed in....didn't want the babies to crawl out.
Fryers were culled when desired size was achieved. Forget all the particulars but I used to butcher them. Used a horizontal 2x6 (comfortable height off the ground) strung between 2 posts about 6' apart with several pairs (pair per fryer and would butcher several at a time) of 16d common nails driven in with the heads removed....nails per pair were about 6" apart to give adequate spreading of legs.
What else do you want to know?
Gotta tell this story.
In wife and I raising 4 chillins I was always looking for a way to "legally beat the system". One of my capers was to go to a friends farm (lived in the city then), purchase a feeder bull, kill it and butcher on the spot. Things went according to plan up to the point where it was time to disembowel the critter. Had the legs tied up in a tree (just like I did rabbits) and commenced to start the ritual.
What I didn't realize is the fact that a feeder bull outweighs a rabbit significantly and when it was time for the stomach to roll out over the ribcage which I had done 100's of times with rabbits, the stomach (weighing an estimated 150#) tears as it rolls over the rib cage and slings "stuff" all over me.....musta been stomach 2 or 3 as this stuff was as rank as it gets. I will never forget it. Only water was a 5 gallon can and it was hours before we got home.....boy that is only part of the story, but I learned.
Nuf for now. Need more ask.....I am remembering this like from 55 years ago so I may not remember all of it.
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